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Fernandez: Ballet Music from "The Statue" and other Works for Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Fernandez, Bassoon Soloist Philip Ball Tenor Soloist
Fernandez: Ballet Music from "The Statue" and other Works for Orchestra
Genre: Classical
 
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This CD was recorded entirely in England by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Henry Wood Hall, London and the Watford Coliseum, Watford, England. The Engineer was Tony Faulkner and the Producer was Paul Francis Witt. Gre...  more »

     
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All Artists: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Fernandez, Bassoon Soloist Philip Ball Tenor Soloist
Title: Fernandez: Ballet Music from "The Statue" and other Works for Orchestra
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Label: Trone Music
Original Release Date: 8/25/2003
Release Date: 8/25/2003
Genre: Classical
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 829544040026

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This CD was recorded entirely in England by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Henry Wood Hall, London and the Watford Coliseum, Watford, England. The Engineer was Tony Faulkner and the Producer was Paul Francis Witt. Great efforts were taken to make sure this CD is of only the finest recording and performance quality. THE STATUE: Two lovers lives are split by the rage of a Sorceress. He turned to stone and she left to grieve. This is the premise of Charles Fernandez' ballet, "THE STATUE". having influences from Francaix to Prokofiev, you will make the journey with them to find out whether these soulmates can find a way to be reunited. Soulmate Found - For anyone who has found a love they thought they'd lost forever. Soldiers Farewell - A tribute to all who have died in service to our country Processional and Recessional - All you could ask out of an English Processional and Recessional. Amazing Grace (Sermon, Pre-Hymn and Hymn) - You should find this southern/jazz version of Amazing Grace for Bassoon and Strings an enjoyable diversion, and unlike anything you've heard. The Concert and Chamber works of Charles Fernandez have been featured in such diverse places as New Orleans, Germany, England, Sweden and of course Los Angeles. As a composer and arranger he has works published by Margun Music and Schirmer as well as his own publishing company Solar Winds Music and Trone Music. He has distributors for his other works and arrangements in the U.S.A, England, France and Germany. Charles Fernandez has been working as a composer and performer since his arrival in Los Angeles in 1983 from New Orleans, Louisiana. This Emmy and Annie nominated composer has written for TV series such as Casper, Aladdin series, the Little Mermaid series, Toonsylvania, 101 Dalmations, Doug and Bonkers. His music can also be heard in such films as Aladdin III, All Dogs Go to Heaven II, Doug's 1st Movie, All Dogs Christmas Carol, Cinderella II, A Very Merry Pooh Year, The New Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbalina, not to meantion the "American Cinematic Classics" Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstien and Alvin and the Chipmucks Meet the Wolfman. Mr. Fernandez lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Tracey and son Connor.
 

CD Reviews

SIMPLY CHARMING
Melvyn M. Sobel | Freeport (Long Island), New York | 12/21/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's difficult not to wax enthusiastic about the melodic and magical works of contemporary composer, Charles Fernandez, on his first CD outing for Trone Music. Joining the ranks of modernists whose music still rebounds with undeniable and gratifying lyricism, Fernandez stands easily and persuasively.



Most impressive is the nearly thirty-six minute balletic dance suite, "The Statue," commissioned by The Bakersfield Musica da Camera (California), obviously for The Bakersfield Civic Dance Company, and performed in 1996. It is here expanded by the composer, delightfully so, from chamber ensemble to full orchestra and with added musical selections that round out the composition. Rich in texture, elegiac nuance and wit, the work has an instantaneous and enduring romantic appeal. Furthering the programmatic efforts of such composers as Stenhammar (Serenade, Op. 31), Finzi (Suite from "Love's Labours Lost"), Prokofiev ("A Winter Campfire") and Stravinsky ("The Fairy's Kiss"), Fernandez holds his own more than adequately with music that continues already familiar and popular precedents. This, in itself, speaks remarkably well of the composer's originality and invention.



The other orchestral works on this disc are no less impressive.



Particularly beautiful is the ballad, "Soulmate Found," sung meltingly by tenor Philip Ball. "A Soldier's Farewell," too, in light of the awesome events of September 11, 2001 and the ongoing madness of war, terrorism and untimely death, draws from an emotional palette that seems nearly endless nowadays. Upbeat, however, and paying homage to Eric Coates (e.g. "London Suites"), is the triptych Fernandez calls "Windsor Pageantry," most notable for its third movement stylish reworking of "Amazing Grace for Jazz Bassoon and Strings," with the composer as soloist--- and CD producer, Paul Witt, conducting!



Throughout, the Royal Philharmonic, under Fernandez's direction, acquits itself with honors. The sound is warm, vibrant, detailed. If this music is any indication of potential, it is also less than likely that this multi-faceted artist will ever disappoint.



[Running time: 56:37]"